Barbara Emerson
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| Barbara Emerson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St. Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Historian and Biographer |
| Notable work(s) | Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism |
Dr. Barbara Emerson is an English historian and biographer, notable for her biography of King Leopold II of Belgium. She is also a fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford.[1]
Life
Emerson received her degree from St Hilda's College, Oxford where she later taught.[2]
She was highly critical of Adam Hochschild's book King Leopold's Ghost, rebuking it in The Guardian as "a very shoddy piece of work."[3]
Works
- Barbara Emerson, Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism, (1979)
Widely regarded as one of the most important academic works on the subject in the English language.[4]
References
- ↑ "» Author Bios Advanced Historical Method 304". Blogs.dickinson.edu. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ ""The memory of Congo : the colonial era”". Oxfordandcambridge.be. 2005-10-02. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ Bates, Stephen (13 May 1999). "The Hidden Holocaust". The Guardian.
- ↑ Emerson, Barbara (1979). Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism. pp. Cover.
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